Passion for surfing Helena Ribas, espai de Mar
Helena defines herself as a girl of the sea. And when you are born in Barceloneta and learn to walk practically on the sand of the beach, it is easy to get hooked on the saltpetre and, in her case, to become passionate about surfing. I fell in love with surfing. It was a crush. […]
That little boy on the first board Jordi Forner, “El Bolas”
When we didn’t know what surfing was in Barceloneta, a brat of just 8 years old attracted attention by holding his balance on a board on the waves. It was Jordi Forner, “El Bolas”, and it was 1986. The board was made for me by my father in his workshop. He had been in Long […]
It is not California, it is la Barceloneta
The European city that sells more neoprene per year is called Barcelona. They don’t practice it, they live it. Because, as they say, surfing is more than a sport, it is a way of life, an art that is expressed by riding a board on the waves. The feeling of catching one and feeling the […]
What’s the origin of the Barceloneta’s coros?
There are many theories about the origins of the Barceloneta Coros: that they come from the Caramelles, that it was Anselm Clavè who founded them….. but what is the truth in all this? The festival of Les Caramelles It is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus in heaven. It is a feast with rural […]
Los Coros. One must feel it
One must feel it. “A festival like the Coros could only exist here. Barceloneta is so much Barceloneta. I have been coming out here for more than 40 years”. Julio Emperador. 52 y.o. ACH La Festa. “It is a feeling. If you don’t feel it, you can’t understand it. It is the tradition of […]
17 coros
Thanks and remembrance. We would like to thank the Coros Coordinator Selena Carpio Jerez, Eduard Isaac Peidró and Alex Martín Navarro, for the information and facilities, and of course, to all the people who kindly agreed to be photographed. We also wanted to pay a special tribute to all the family, friends and colleagues who have […]
The hidden port
The port of our city keeps a lot of things jealously hidden, like images, places, smells, sounds, trades, and activities that keep other places – the recreational ones – isolated, but to which the visitors and the public in general have access. Some artists with their brushes, others with their cameras, and most of us […]
Anna Castillo Ferré, actress
People who are worthwhile, like Anna who, as the song by Los Secretos said, “I become normal once I get off every stage”. She’s a sweetheart. This has been the case in all the interviews that have been done in this section. Initially we look for the character because of their recognised professional prestige and […]
As if you were sailing. The AC Experience comes to Port Vell
Barcelona, Port of Barcelona, former home of the IMAX, about to be transformed into the AMERICA’S CUP EXPERIENCE. We are with Eric Ordóñez, one of the people in charge of the project. Rarely have we had an event of the magnitude of the America’s Cup (AC) so close to Barceloneta, and we could say, in […]
The Port Vell begins a profound transformation with a total of 19 initiatives
The Port Vell of the Port of Barcelona will receive more than 120 million euros of public and private investment in the next few months, corresponding to 19 initiatives that will significantly transform this port-city area. These 19 projects, which are being carried out between 2023 and 2024, will modify the physiognomy of the most […]
Turn the sea into your profession
The Institut de Nàutica de Barcelona (INB) is a public centre for integrated vocational training, specialising in nautical sports and leisure, located in Barceloneta. We train and qualify sea professionals through regulated, continuous and occupational training. RANGE OF TRAINING: Lifesaving and lifeguarding Sport diving Sailing with fixed and free apparatus Canoeing in calm waters Sports […]
#TechBcn4Women
Tech Barcelona launches the Working Group TechBcn – 4Women. Tech Barcelona launches the Working Group TechBcn – 4Women, a working group to connect companies and women’s associations that are working in favour of female talent in the tech sector, and to accompany them in the creation of joint projects that accelerate the achievement of parity […]
Accompanying patients on how to use the new telemedicine tools
The Hospital del Mar has launched a digital education project, a pioneering experience to accompany patients and thus guarantee everyone access to telemedicine. The pandemic accelerated a trend in healthcare: the growing use of telemedicine tools to monitor patients and avoid trips to health centres. But the irruption of new technologies brings with it the […]
Our traditions
Traditions are those specific customs of each society that are maintained, learned, and passed from generation to generation. These manifestations are a valuable part of our cultural legacy, of our history. Some are lost due to a lack of follow-up, lack of support, simply because of distraction or because they are mistakenly considered outdated. Others […]
A sea of experiences
The Centre de la Platja reopens its doors in April In the seas and oceans, spring is a time of change. During the winter, storms with strong waves stir up the shallow marine waters and mix them with the deeper waters, rich in nutrients. But it is in the spring when, due to the increased […]
The world of the superyacht. It’s not just about embarking
I am often asked what our business consists of because the superyacht world is a somewhat unknown sector in general. By default, you are usually identified as a boat rental, catering or boat maintenance… and nothing could be further from the truth. Our world is complex but simple at the same time, that is, we […]
The place of disappearance
Barceloneta was designed by military engineers who thought everything with a geometry of a framing square and bevel, with more auditors sense than artists. That is why the streets are a straight grid that came two hundred years before the invention of the Excel sheet. They were such serious people, with such an arithmetical sense […]
A spring full of activities
The smell of Sant Jordi It seems unbelievable, but we are approaching the Day of Sant Jordi. Some of you may think that it is still a long way off, but those of us who are dedicated to books, and we have been in the neighbourhood for years, have been preparing for this beautiful day […]
1st International Symposium on emblematic trade in European cities
Barcelona, Paris, Rome and Lisbon are promoting a European municipal alliance for the preservation and protection of emblematic stores. Held in Barcelona, the conference aims to create joint strategies to preserve Europe’s commercial heritage. During the conference, the “Barcelona Declaration on the preservation and promotion of emblematic commercial establishments” was signed. The document includes, among […]
Cova Fumada: the bomb was born here
Mrs. María María Pla Segura arrived in Barcelona from her native Tortosa in 1914 and got married to Magí Solé. Taking advantage of the experience of having worked in her family’s bars there, she set up a “puda” in front of the Barceloneta beach, very close to the Oriental Baths. Tired of the Levante storms […]
Juanillo y Jandro. Vinagre y Acuario
It was impossible to mention the hundreds of boys who played during all these years. But one of the people who could best represent all of them is Juan Paredes Giner, affectionately known as Juanillo “el calvo”. Juan has lived through all the stages of Repla futsal. He was one of the first boys who […]
The teams
As in all leagues, ours had its favorites. Teams like Vinagre, Aquarius, Sport80 A, AllStars or Wandismei, were classics but far from being the only ones. There were those who gave name to a “Coro”: Pescadors or the aforementioned Vinagre. The companies ones: Talleres Pons, Vídeoclub Atlántida, Encuadernaciones Martín or Zanussi, the once that took […]
Indoor football
The pitch was the courtyard of the Virgo de la Mar School and the place where spontaneously several games were played at the same time in the afternoons after school and on weekends. About 1976 a group of boys that coincided at the farm of Mr. Jose “el juegan” played the first matches organized by […]
La Repla
All neighbourhoods have some emblematic enclaves where the history of this community and many of its inhabitants has developed. But on too many occasions there comes a day when this place disappears physically to remain alive only in our memory. One such place is La Repla, our own Rellena. Demolished in the summer of 1998. […]
1985. The old sailor
Sitting on that stool in the doorway of the even older workshop, Manuel looked at the sky with an eagerness to recover -even if only with his imagination- the memories lost in some corner of his rusty memory. Many times during the last few years I had contemplated the image of that man – today […]
Carrying the name of the neighbourhood around the world
The Club Natació Atlàtic-Barceloneta, the sports club par excellence of the neighbourhood and the leader of the municipal sports facilities, has recently renewed its board of directors. And Julian Garcia remains at the head as president after 25 years. A Club that carries the name of the neighbourhood around the world with its first water […]
Antonia Vilàs i Ferrándiz
The most prolific Catalan composer of habaneras is from Barceloneta. Born in Barceloneta in 1926, the versatile Antonia Vilàs has always lived in the neighbourhood. Poet, rhapsodist, singer, lyricist and composer especially of habaneras among which stands out the classic “Mother, I want to be a fisherman”. Proving that it is never too late to […]
The power of plastic
A project of Barceloneta Proa en el Mar. La Barceloneta and its narrow streets have long been the cradle of the city’s best sailors and fishermen. The neighbourhood’s flag carries the sea in its heart and generation after generation has maintained the passion for the sea in water-related trades. MB92 is one of many sea-related […]
When the orchestra stops playing: investigating the elements of cancer development
Cancer is the leading cause of death in the world. It is responsible for one out of every six deaths recorded. “If we fill a room with people and ask them if they know anyone who has had cancer, most of them will raise their hands,” explains Júlia Urgel, a PhD student in the Cancer […]
A look at the elderly
Radars arrives in Barceloneta The community project Radars, promoted by the Social Services of the City Council, has just been presented in Barceloneta with the aim of acting and trying to alleviate the effects of unwanted loneliness of the elderly in the neighbourhood and prevent risk situations. The coordination of Radares in Barceloneta is carried […]
David Martín Lozano
I had already written the introduction when I asked Felipe Perrone to define David. Perrone is the captain of the Spanish national team, more than twenty years in the elite and considered one of the best water polo players in the world. He has been a teammate, now a pupil and, since always, one of […]
Barcelona launches its first energy community at the Fishermen’s Wharf
The Port of Barcelona, the company Comsa Corporación and the Barcelona Fishermen’s Guild have worked together to install flexible photovoltaic panels on the roofs of the small houses located in the net yard of the Fishermen’s Wharf. The project is part of the European Life BIPV (Building-integrated Photovoltaics) project, coordinated by Comsa Corporación and co-financed […]
A fish market open to the city
With a budget of 7,563,000 euros and a completion period of 17 months, the project includes a new 3,233 m2 building, open to the public, which, together with an area of 24,103 m2 for development, will promote and make the fishing activity that takes place in Barcelona more visible The new fish market will be […]
Inauguration of Pier07
Tech Barcelona’s new reference hub for the health and life sciences ecosystem. Last Thursday, February 23rd, Tech Barcelona opened the doors of Pier07, the new health and life sciences hub in Barcelona. The opening ceremony was led by the Honorable Mr. Manel Balcells, Catalan Health Councilor; Mr. Albert Castellanos, Secretary of Business and Competitiveness and […]
Yoga workshops for oncology patients
The Hospital del Mar is committed to the practice of yoga to improve the mood and physical condition of oncology patients. In collaboration with the Friends of the Hospital del Mar Foundation and the ‘la Caixa’ Foundation, free yoga workshops are offered to promote, through certain exercises, a state of serenity and balance so necessary […]
Miquel Escuder
Have you ever wondered why there is a street, in our neighbourhood, named after Escuder? Who is this person? What did he do to give name to one of the streets? Miquel Escuder i Castellà was one of the most fascinating and unique characters in the history of our neighbourhood, in the 19th century. He […]
Reminiscence
To reminisce is to evoke, to remember something we have experienced, known, or learned. It is a verb which use increases with age. Some say that it is a sign of longing, of missing other times that we consider better. To reminisce sounds like the past, like grandfather’s tales, grandmother’s anecdotes, mother’s stories or father’s […]
We are from the sea
Born of the sea. Surrounded by the sea. With the smell of the sea. Barceloneta is the sea. It could have been built on the coast, as all seaside towns are, but it insisted on being born by the seaside, on land stolen away from the Mediterranean. Later, it was the sea that brought many […]
Las Pudas – the taverns of Moll de la Riba
Barceloneta has always been a neighbourhood with a great tradition of restaurants and eating houses. We can boast of being a gastronomic reference in the city. A few years after its construction, there were already inns, cafes, lodges and taverns, the best known of which were in the Moll de la Riba. They are the […]
Alliance Tech Barcelona & LEVEL
The low-cost and long-haul airline LEVEL has signed a strategic agreement with Tech Barcelona to promote the internationalization of the Catalan technological and digital ecosystem in America, through direct connections with world reference innovation hubs such as San Francisco or Boston, among other destinations of the airline. Tech Barcelona members and partners will benefit from […]
Improving cognitive function of people with Down syndrome
The Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute is leading the study that will evaluate whether a new molecule can be used to improve cognitive performance in people with Down syndrome. The study is part of the ICOD (Improving Cognition in Down Syndrome), promoted by the European Union within the framework of the Horizon 2020 R&D […]
The “Escola del Mar” (Sea School)
A benchmark for pedagogical renovation In August 1921 the Sea School was inaugurated on the beach of Barceloneta. It is, for many reasons, a very special school. Why on the seashore? At that time, almost 90% of the children in the municipal schools suffered from some health issues: tuberculosis, bronchitis, scrofula, or anaemia, among others. […]
Carmen Amaya keeps on dancing
Beyond what today is the Hospital del Mar, began the sandy areas of earth and rubble of Somorrostro, where emigrants and gypsies were raising their huts with planks brought by the waves, bricks recovered from the landfill and a cement of uncertainty. In front of them they had the sea and its storms that, sometimes, […]
Enriqueta Moyano, one of the pioneers
“Like Esther Williams” Enriqueta Moyano ends up in the water because a traumatologist tells her that orthopedic boots were not enough to improve her leg and spine problems, and even less with the girl’s height. “Let her try swimming!”. “And since they threw me in the pool, I realized that water was my element. I […]
La Barceloneta writes
LA GARBA We already have the list of the 5 most sold books at La Garba bookstore during 2022. “Barceloneta desaparecida” by Francesc Caballé “”¿Qué pinto yo aquí? Un affaire institucional” by Gala Pin “La yaya velleta i el suquet de peix de la Barceloneta” by Ana Ayala and Vendela Vrensk. “La cocina situada” by […]
From Water Ballet to Synchronized Swimming
Aquatic Ballet was born at the end of the 19th century in England. The great repercussion caused in 1907 by an exhibition held by the Australian swimmer Annette Kellerman in New York made it popular in more modernized countries at that time, such as the United States, Australia and England itself. In 1926 the first […]
UPF reopens to the neighbourhood
The Campus del Mar of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra opens its doors to all those who wish to attend a class taught by the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Each trimester, sessions are offered with contents from various subjects, such as Neurobiology, Human Physiology, Bioethics, Basic Concepts of Biomedical Engineering and General Physiology, among […]
The highest recognition to Mecano
On Tuesday, November 22, the official premiere of “Cruz de Navajas. El último Mecano” at La Cúpula de las Arenas in Barcelona took place. At the premiere press photocall posed the cast of singers, musicians and dancers, as well as part of the team of Gonzalo Pérez Pastor, Vértigo 360 and La Charito Films -which […]
Eva Estébanez-Perpiñá
“We are working to fight prostate cancer” She does not boast of having two degrees which she did at the same time, nor of being an internationally recognized scientist, nor of leading a research group to, among other projects, fight that damned prostate cancer that worries those of us who are already 50 years old […]
Light at the Port for Christmas
The Port of Barcelona organizes a new edition of “Christmas at the Port” at the Moll de la Fusta From December 5 to January 6, the Moll de la Fusta will host the fourth edition of “Christmas at the Port”. The Port’s objective is to actively join Barcelona’s Christmas offer and, at the same time, […]
Salamanca Seafood Restaurant
An emblematic restaurant in Barceloneta existing for more than 50 years Here you will find the best Mediterranean and market cuisine on the shores of the Mediterranean. An offer with more than 50 years and two secrets: quality and service. Quality, consequence of our exigency in the selection of the best fresh products of the […]
Preventing premature skin aging
Luxfaciem Skin Renew is a science-based anti-aging dermo-cosmetic line with the unique active ingredient CAP Peptide 5 and the innovative SMART delivery system. CAP Peptide 5 is the product of years of work and is a unique peptide proven by numerous studies to repair damage and prevent premature skin aging, protect collagen and help its […]
Some open, other close
Year 2008, the Emilio bar closes its doors to never reopen. That temple of the “caña” (beer) and white blood sausage sandwich falls victim to speculation and the retirement of Evaristo and Paco, who inherited the business from his father -Emilio el Gafas- who had been running it for over 100 years. A very hard […]
When leading teams is in your genes
Belén Martín (1973), is a Board Member of EVOLUTION YACHTS, SL, From a swimmer to director. We have been told that from the moment you “got out” of the pool, your career has been exciting. I started swimming when I was 4 years old with Mr. Paco at the Liceo Palcam until my brothers and […]
It was “the bomba”!
Great public attendance at the 2nd edition of the Barceloneta Tast. Barceloneta is the Bomba. From October 1 to 30, a new edition of the Bomba de la Barceloneta Gastronomic Route was held. A tribute to this unique gastronomic whim born in Barceloneta. On the Bomba Gastronomic Route, with its “Bomba + Drink” offer, the […]
The secret of El Negre de la Riba
It was in the middle of the 19th century, one of those afternoons when the day was already at an end, when those who were drinking some throat-scorching “barrechas” in one of the stalls open on the slope of the wall in front of the quay, which they called “pudas” because of the rotten stench they emitted, saw an unbound brigantine arrive, very old, looking as if it wanted to die.
Innovation is in Tech Barcelona
With the headquarters at the Palau de Mar, Tech Barcelona is an independent, non-profit association that works to consolidate Barcelona as a technology and digital hub of international reference. Created in 2013, it currently represents more than 1,200 companies from all sectors and technologies; its members are entrepreneurs, founders, executives and investors. It also has […]
Ta-ka-tá, Barcelona’s only indigenous sport
Barceloneta beach was once again witness to a unique birth: the Ta-ka-ta. A sport that was invented in 1915 by a group of swimmers from the Club Natació Atlètic to keep fit in the winter months when the sea water and the swimming pool, at that time uncovered and of course not heated, were not […]
The tapas bars our grandparents used to go to
In Barceloneta we can still find establishments where not much time has passed. Tapas bars, heirs to the taverns and pudas* that originated in the neighbourhood. Preserved by their current owners, some of them are still going strong, some with decades or more than 50 years, respecting in many cases their original name and their […]
Goodbye summer, hello skincare
Ageing is a biological process that begins at conception and ends at death. It is an eminently progressive phenomenon that depends on the nature of the tissues, conditioned by age itself and certain metabolic alterations. Skin ageing is associated with intrinsic senescence and skin alterations related to sun exposure, functional and morphological changes, habits, smoking […]
Mr. Rector, we want the cannon!
It is celebrated in honour of Saint Miquel (29th September) and begins on the neighbourhood’s main festival. Although it is also held on the following Saturday, when the children have a school holiday. Parades. General Lagarto, a Napoleonic general (now also accompanied by a Napoleonic Tadpole) shoots out cannon shots of sweets, which children pick […]
Diverse Barceloneta
We weave complicity for equality in diversity! Let’s build Barceloneta together for everyone. The Barceloneta Diversa community project represents an opportunity to highlight the cultural richness of the neighbourhood, giving more visibility and space to the different existing cultural traditions. The aim is to break cultural stereotypes and combat racism, while defending the right to […]
Music as therapy
The Hospital del Mar studies the benefits of music therapy in patients admitted to the ICU. To test how music as a therapy applied to patients admitted to the ICU helps their evolution is the aim of the study that has just been launched by the Intensive Care Department of the Hospital del Mar in […]
America’s Cup 2024
Barcelona, once again a world sporting protagonist. Barcelona will host the 37th America’s Cup in September and October 2024, making it the first venue in the world to host both an Olympic Games (held in 1992) and an America’s Cup. The America’s Cup is, after the Summer Olympics and the World Cup, the most followed […]
Lázaro Rivademar
From Barceloneta to Dubai, passing through half of the world Husband, father, son, brother and friend of his friends. Citizen of the world. Senior executive leading business projects in several countries. Tireless traveller who tries to enjoy every stage of the journey, living every moment with passion. Passion, Preparation and Effort is his recipe to […]
Barceloneta writes #2
Recommendations for Autumn After summer, when the evenings are longer, we spend more time at home. It is at this time of year when a good book will also help us get through the hours of darkness. On this occasion, we recommend a couple of titles in which our neighbourhood, Barceloneta, is the protagonist. “The […]
Barcelona is ill
“Iconophilia”, exactly as it sounds, our city is iconophilic, and there seems to be no intention of finding a remedy to cure it. Since the 1992 Olympics, when the twin towers (Hotel Arts and the Mapfre Tower) were erected, our city has entered a competitive maelstrom, with the geniuses of design constantly erecting towers of […]
Invest in cinema… and get your money back!
Diego Rodríguez, founder and CEO of La Charito Films, a company specialized in financing films and shows Ever since I was a child living in La Barceloneta with my family, I have always liked going to the cinema. When I was young, I started working as a stockbroker and, whenever I could, I would take […]
Commitment to the cleanliness of our waters
Dron on patrol SB100 As a key pillar of their 5-year Sustainability Plan launched in 2021, MB92 Barcelona are committed to improving the water quality in and around the Barceloneta facilities. Following successful trials, an agreement was reached with a local company, GPASeabots, to use their SB100 Cleaner to collect and clear material waste and […]
More than 40 years as a net-maker
Eliseo Vicente Albiol, “Lise” (1965) Avi Tonet´s Apprentice. Eliseo Vicente Albiol, “Lise” (1965), a native of Barceloneta, grandson of Avi Tonet who taught him to mend the nets of the family boat, the Maireta II, when he was 16 years old. This is how he earned “the first pesetas for my expenses” while learning the […]
The first announcements in the neighbourhood
“Good quality leeches are available” Since its beginnings in 1753, Barceloneta has been an active neighbourhood full of anecdotes and curiosities. Its links with the main commercial centre and gateway to the city, the Port, conditioned both the type of residents who settled here and the activity that took place there. A combination that makes […]
It’s time to give our thanks!
The beginnings of a project are not usually easy. But at Essència Bareloneta we have been lucky enough to have the company and support of more people than we had imagined. They, all of you and you personally, are largely to “blame” for making a project that was originally more emotional than rational possible. That’s […]
Barceloneta, positive
For many, including ourselves, Barceloneta is a unique neighbourhood in one of the most extraordinary cities in the world. We, therefore, think it is especially unfair that lately Barceloneta has been in the headlines for the wrong reasons. We will not turn a blind eye to the evidence; there are problems, and they need to […]
First neighbourhood outside the city wall
Up to the Fifthteen Century, Barcelona did not have a port in accordance with its commercial magnitude. The coast was flat and the seabed was full of water currents that deposited sediments, forming islands and preventing ships from docking at Barcelona beach. To protect all boats that arrived to the city, the Consell the Cent […]
3 February 1753
It is not always that a city or a neighbourhood can celebrate its birthday. Barceloneta can. On February 3, 1753, Domingo Fernandez del Monte, revenue administrator, placed the foundation stone in one of the first three houses to be built, where the legend could be read: “The formation of this village was on the February 3, […]
Bars are the ultimate constant in changing times
Sergio is a gastropologist, a bar anthropologist who defends their therapeutic role. I have a degree in social anthropology: I dedicate professionally to anthropology adapted to gastronomy. And that contribution I have conceptualized as Gastropology. I do consultancy and anthropological research applied to gastronomy, and I strongly believe that a bar is a protective ecosystem. […]
Cut it, smell it, put it in your mouth and let your senses do the rest.
Each loaf is a unique, artisan, almost artistic piece, full of textures, colours and shapes. I like bread. There is no smell as subtle as that of freshly baked bread. The smell that fills bakeries with the aroma of night-time serenity. I like bread, the bread my grandfather used to make, which reminds me of […]
The Clock Tower celebrates its 250th anniversary
The Clock tower at Barcelona Port, located at the Fishermen Warf, celebrates its birthday with an exhibition and a series of events to make its history known to the public. The celebration it will coincide with its reform. The works will start this year to guarantee the future development of the fishing industry as well […]
“3 flutes (medium beer glass) and 2 philos (large beer glass) coming right up!”
El Vaso de Oro turns 60 years old. The project that Gabriel Fort and his wife Gloria started with so much hope, is 60 years old and in good health. The secret is perhaps, knowing how to preserve the personality that has made it unique. The bar that Gabriel and Gloria dreamed of, has been […]
Arrowed towards modernity
At the end of Passeig Joan de Borbón, near where there used to be an aquarium with the fish which had grown crazy eyes from so many turns in glass boxes on a fake seabed, they were lifting the pavement. It seems that they are going to set up a shop to manufacture custom-made thongs, […]
Rafael Bustos
Boatswain of Marina Port Vell Barcelona After more than 30 years of experience at sea first in the army and then as a sailor in Marina Port Vell Barcelona, Rafael Bustos is one of the key figures that makes the excellence in the service offered by his reference infrastructure for large yachts located in the […]
Marina Port Vell Barcelona, committed to sustainability
Marina Port Vell Barcelona, a superyacht infrastructure of reference in the Mediterranean, located in the heart of the Barceloneta district, is implementing an ambitious Sustainability Master Plan with the aim of committing to responsible business management with the city and the environment, its area of influence. PATROCINAT PER: This roadmap aims to reduce the carbon […]
Fishing is a totally sustainable economic activity. It is our way of life
The fisherman’s job is not to go out and catch as many fish as possible. The fisherman is the first person interested in implementing actions aimed at ensuring that marine resources prevail and regenerate. For this reason, fishermen in Barcelona apply three sustainable criteria when fishing: Economical sustainability: the activity is administratively regulated, and a […]
Doctor Robert Güerri
Dr. Güerri, section chief of the HIV Unit in the Infectious Diseases Service, researcher in the Infectious Pathology and Antimicrobials research group at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), is a graduate of the University of Barcelona and has been specialising in internal medicine since 2009. He also holds a Master’s degree in the […]
The Copa America arrives. The great challenge
Cities like Cork (Ireland), Jeddanh (Saudi Arabia), Valencia and Malaga (Spain) were eliminated from the bid to host the Americas Cup, some due to lack of public support as in the case of Cork, others because of lack of capital, the case of Malaga, or Valencia, the latter already closed with a negative balance in […]
Hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating
About 3% of the population suffers from hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating. Not only does it cause social, occupational, and psychological discomfort, but it can also lead to alterations in skin health. SPONSORED BY: What is hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating? Focal hyperhidrosis (or also called primary) is a chronic genetic disorder, usually hereditary; generalized hyperhidrosis (or […]
La Barceloneta writes
LA GARBA There is a lot of artistic restlessness in Barceloneta: there are painters, artisans, musicians, people who try to carry out their artistic, transformative projects, and they all encounter the obstacles of a neighbourhood so gentrified that even renting a place to push those projects forward becomes an impossible mission. And there are also […]
La Salle Barceloneta: Virtual reality for hospitalized children
Students of the advanced training cycle of 3D animation, video games and interactive environments of Le Salle Barceloneta, within the framework of the Training in Work Centres (popularly known as internships in the company), collaborate to develop a virtual reality application for hospitalized children, which helps reduce the anxiety caused by the toughest moments of […]
The only fishermen’s quarter
Barcelona Fishing Guild is the last bastion of the primary sector still active in the city. Located since the Eighteen Century in the Moll del Rellotge – the Clock Tower Port –, the fishermen leave every day with their boats, and they come back with their fishing to be sold at the fish auction. Currently […]
1 neighborhood, 3 clubs
Club Natació Barcelona (CNB) Bernat Picornell, alongside with a group of sixteen friends were the first people to set up the pioneer club on the 10thof November 1907: Club Natació Barcelona (CNB). Thanks to their efforts, the first water polo tournaments and championships began to be organised, and interest in this new sport progressively increased […]
Barceloneta, the birthplace of water polo
Barceloneta beach has witnessed some truly historic events. Among others, the birth of water polo at the national level. The first water polo match ever played in Spain happened on July 12, 1908, and the referee of the game was Bernat Picornell. It took place in the sea, in front of the current swimming clubs […]
